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Syllabus

LK0468 Studio – Landscape construction, 7.5 Credits

Studio - Markprojektering

Subjects

Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 45 credits in landscape architecture.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give an understanding of the construction of ground work and how different site conditions influence the composition of new ground structures. The course also aims to introduce students to methods and tools for transforming design ideas into buildable digital plans.

Knowledge and understanding

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

• describe how the geotechnical properties of the ground affect foundations and constructability;
• explain how grading can be expressed at a systematic level and in site construction plans;
• explain the purpose and content of a site construction plan
• describe common structural build-ups of planting beds and hard surfaces.

Skills and abilities

After completing the course, the student should, with supervision, be able to:

• produce a site construction plan based on a design proposal;
• develop a grading strategy based on contour lines, taking into account drainage, accessibility, and design;
• translate grading strategies into buildable plans (site construction plan);
• draw selected examples of common structural build-ups for planting beds and hard surfaces;
• draw a cross section of a landscape construction down to the excavation level, considering grounds characteristics and design loads;
• produce digital 2D models and drawings.

Content

Students gain a basic understanding of the plans that has to be produced in order to build a landscape project. Through supervised studio exercises, they learn how to produce construction plans for site development projects. Teaching focuses on understanding how the ground is built with consideration of design, materials, functions, and the grounds existing conditions. Knowledge of grading is developed by examining different grading strategies for e.g. roads, streets, and places, with attention to accessibility, drainage, and aesthetic expression.

In a larger individual exercise, supported by supervision in the studio, a completed design proposal is translated into a computer-drafted site construction plan and cross sections of the constructed ground. At this stage, surface materials, grading, structural build-ups, and potential landscape constructions are determined. The drawings produced by students are reviewed by teachers and discussed in group seminars before final submission.

The course includes an introduction to digital drafting software for producing construction plans. Seminars and field studies are compulsory.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Successful completion of the course requires approved exercises and participation in compulsory course components.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

The course provides 7.5 credits of skills training.

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development